Pedra das Cabras
The stone in 2006 | |
Stone of the Goats Location in Galicia, Spain | |
| Location | Galicia, Spain |
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| Coordinates | 42°34′37.1″N 08°59′05.0″W / 42.576972°N 8.984722°W |
| Type | Rock art |
| History | |
| Founded | c. 2000 BC |
The Stone of the Goats (Galician: Pedra das Cabras) is a petroglyph located in a pine forest near the village of Figueirido (civil parish of Palmeira, municipality of Ribeira), in the Barbanza Region of Galicia.
Description
The zoomorphic motifs are scratched into the side of a large solitary rock and depict two animals, possibly goats. Each animal has six legs, which might have been a deliberate choice to represent movement in the figures.[1] The engravings have been tentatively dated to the Neolithic.
Image gallery
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Petroglyph detail
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Petroglyph setting
Notes
References
- "Pedra das Cabras". Patrimonio Galego (in Galician). 7 December 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2020.